“Over the last 11 years, I’ve followed my passion in the UFC,” he explained on UFC Tonight. “Now, I’ll say UFC 154 was my last fight in the Octagon as I’m retiring and moving on to next phase of my career. I have a young daughter at home and another on the way. I’ll always be involved in the sport. But I know the commitment I have to make. I have to make a commitment to this as I have to fighting in the past.”

“Losing him was a blow to all of us. But it actually motivated me to carry on in his name, tradition and legacy,” he said. “I want to do the same on the outside of the Octagon. I’ve reached a lot of my goals in my life. Now I want to carry on with my life and my family.”

“Right now I’m not rushing into anything. Mixed martial arts is my passion and it drives me every day. I’m taking a step away from Octagon, but not the sport. I’m sure I’ll find my way. The UFC has been one big family for me and I’ll always be a part of it.”

Recently the MMA world saw the return of B.J. Penn to the octagon at UFC on FOX 5 against Rory MacDonald.

“This is a true retirement,” Hominick emphasized. “With a daughter on way, I know the sacrifices I have to make. I was one of those fighters in cage who would lay it on the line. It’s an all-or-nothing kind of thing for me and I’m ready to move on.”

“I’d have to say fighting against Jose Aldo for the title. It put me on the map. I felt like I was competing in obscurity before that fight. I got to fight in front of 55,000 people in my home country and it really put me on the map in MMA world. I got to show people who I was as a fighter and a man.”